Experimental evaluation of energy dissipation and viscous damping of repaired and strengthened RC columns with CFRP jacketing under biaxial load

2017 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 162-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Rodrigues ◽  
André Furtado ◽  
António Arêde
Author(s):  
C. Maisondieu ◽  
O. Kimmoun ◽  
C. De Joue¨tte ◽  
L. Gentaz

Flow viscous damping and energy dissipation around the keels in a wellbay are experimentally and numerically investigated. Experiments have been carried out using a U-shape tube. Damping coefficients are evaluated from water elevation measurements. Computations are also performed using two different numerical models under viscous fluid assumption. Comparison of results shows good agreement on both drag coefficients evaluation and velocity fields.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Qin Zhang ◽  
Zong-yan Wei ◽  
Jin-xin Gong ◽  
Ping Yu ◽  
Yan-qing Zhang

In order to determine the energy dissipation capacity of flexure critical reinforced concrete (RC) columns reasonably, an expression for describing the hysteretic behavior including loading and unloading characteristics of flexure critical RC columns is presented, and then, a new equivalent viscous damping (EVD) ratio model including its simplified format, which is interpreted as a function of a displacement ductility factor and a ratio of secant stiffness to yield stiffness of columns, is developed based on the proposed hysteretic loop expression and experimental data from the PEER column database. To illustrate the application of the proposed equivalent damping ratio model, a case study of pushover analysis on a flexure critical RC bridge with a single-column pier is provided. The analytical results are also compared with the results obtained by other models, which indicate that the proposed model is more general and rational in predicting energy dissipation capacity of flexure critical RC structures subjected to earthquake excitations.


1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Michele Calvi ◽  
Gregory R. Kingsley ◽  
Guido Magenes

The experimental evaluation of strength, deformability, and energy dissipation capacity of unreinforced masonry buildings subjected to seismic loadings presents unique and complex problems, both for laboratory and field evaluations. The paper addresses these problems, focusing on the relative merits and roles of several experimental techniques, including quasistatic, dynamic, and pseudodynamic loadings at full and reduced scale.


2014 ◽  
Vol 578-579 ◽  
pp. 707-710
Author(s):  
Ming Li ◽  
Ji Guang Chen ◽  
Wei Jian Zhao ◽  
Li Guo Wang

The force behavior of parallel double coupling beams (PDCB) with different width is analyzed, based on which the feasibility of this kind of beams is discussed. The loading process of the PDCB is simulated by using finite element software ABAQUS. By analyzing the hysteretic loops, skeleton curves, energy dissipation coefficient, equivalent viscous damping coefficient and ductility coefficient,the bearing capacity and seismic performance of the PDCB is studied. Through simulation, it shows that the hysteretic loops is plump, and the energy dissipation coefficient, equivalent viscous damping coefficient and ductility coefficient of this double beams is high. It can be concluded that the PDCB has good force behavior, and the beams of PDCB can work in coordination.


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